Janean, In the meantime, put a copy of your email below with your other important papers - so your survivors will at least know your wishes, until you can document them better. Also, please send me an email off-line with the email you want me to use to make you an Editor of our NN Tree - perhaps I typed it wrong, but I got an error message: invalid email... Jim Bartlett On 09/28/11, Janean Ray<[email protected]> wrote: I haven't done this yet myself but my plan is for it to be donated to the White Co. Illinois Historical Society for my fathers family. My father was born there...... My grandmother was born there.... And all the way back to Rawleigh Chinn Wilson who is the grandson of Rawleigh Chinn and Frances Tarpley. Rawleigh Chinn Wilson b. Loudoun Co. Virginia moved to White Co. Illinois around 1830's and was married there. His son John Harvey Wilson m. Mary Jane Adams from Chester S.C. whose mother and father were from Ireland and who moved to White Co. IL about 1852-54. John Harvey Wilson's daughter m. into my SKILES line that came out of PA and then from OH into Illinois before 1860. So I have very strong roots in White Co. that lead to all points EAST so if anyone wants to start with me..... They will have a gold mine in White Co. considering ALL cousins are there as well. Janean -----Original Message----- From: va-n[1][email protected] [[2]mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jim Bartlett Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2011 11:28 AM To: [3][email protected] Subject: Re: [VA-NORTHERN-NECK] When you are gone When we're gone - what happens to our life's work? It's daunting to think about putting something in our will, or making some other legally binding arrangements. I've typed a one page document, and put it in my safe with other key documents, wherein I've spelled out my wishes. Generally they are to offer my files to anyone in the close family who has an interest in it, but if there are no takers, then I made a list of genealogy repositories I've worked with over the years that I would like my executor to contact and see if they want the collection or any part of it. If no takers, throw it out! My executor should also send an email to all of my contacts and, explaning that I have died, and give them a heads up that my on-line files may vanish after my subscriptions run out - so copy them soon if you want them.... This is my solution, based on the 80/20 rule - not perfect, but it may cover a lot of bases with minumum of effort on anyone's part. At least I can sleep well, knowing I've done something. Jim Bartlett ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to VA-N[4][email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to VA-N[5][email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message References 1. mailto:[email protected] 2. mailto:[email protected] 3. mailto:[email protected] 4. mailto:[email protected] 5. mailto:[email protected]